How To Grow Lettuce For A Free And Fresh Winter Supply

Fall is just around the corner and it’s no reason for us to hold off on planting till spring. Learning how to grow lettuce especially in this season is a great money-saving idea for you to take on.

I’m sure you’ve noticed how the prices of vegetables can be steep during the winter season. And with the holiday spending, most of us just couldn’t stretch our budget enough.

So I decided to grow my own greens, especially for the coming holiday celebrations. You too can grow your own lettuce and make your table festive with greens you’ve grown on your own.

How To Grow Lettuce For A Free And Fresh Winter Supply

You may think buying your greens from the market is easier, although, I used to think that way too. But I think you know by now nothing is tastier and safer to eat than the ones you’ve grown yourself naturally.

Nothing can be fresher too than the ones you harvested and goes straight to your table in no time. And to top it all, they had cost you but a fraction of the cost of store-bought greens.

You’ll be surprised growing lettuce is relatively easy and you can enjoy it in as early as thirty days.

Planting Lettuce In Fall

You can grow any variety of lettuce for fall planting. Starting at eight weeks before the first frost, you can sow any variety of lettuce seeds two weeks apart of each batch. If you got a month before the first frost, cold-tolerant variety such as butterhead and romaine would be ideal.

Ways To Grow Lettuce

1. Container

Lettuce grows surprisingly well in containers. In fact, growing lettuce in containers takes out gardening hassles like pests and weeds. And you can take it indoors to protect your lettuce from frost. But, as expected, you’ll have limited yields or supply.

3. Raised Bed

Depending on the size of your raised bed, you can grow more lettuce in different ways. And you can set up a mini greenhouse in your raised bed to help protect your plants when the temperatures start to drop.

Caring For Your Lettuce Plants

Lettuces are pests and disease-resistant but slugs and snails can be pretty aggressive so watch out for these critters. Lettuce can be thirsty too so make sure your plant bed stays moist but not too wet.

Tips For Growing Lettuce

Grow lettuce both indoors and outdoors. You can fill in harvested lettuce from your garden with your indoor lettuce. Lettuce makes good ornaments too with their variety of colors. You can also grow lettuce with broccoli and brussels sprouts and they will benefit from each other.

It’s high time you start learning how to grow lettuce. I’m sure it’s not surprising the family’s food expense rise up with the festivities of the fall and winter holidays. Surprise yourself too and save a lot on your budget by growing your own this season.

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